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How many half lifes has uranium 238 undergone if it crystallized at the same time earth formed?
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Why wasn't uranium formed when the earth was formed?
Uranium is formed by nuclear synthesis in supernovas and at the 'big bang'. When the earth formed Uranium became a part of the forming earth.
What atoms make up uranium?
Uranium is a very heavy (dense) metal said to have formed in supernovae about 6.6 billion years ago.It is a radioactive element found in many rocks in the Earth's crust.
Is uranium sustainable?
Years after years uranium also will run out of the earth.
Where was uranium originally formed?
Uranium on Earth was formed outside of our solar system, billions of years before Earth, mostly in our Milky Way galaxy.Uranium and the majority of the other heavy elements are formed by stellar nucleosynthesis in novas and supernovas.Heavy elements from the various sources in our galaxy combined with the mass of hydrogen that was the beginning of the formation our solar system around five billion years ago.Nucleosynthesis is the science that works to explain how elements are formed. Supernovae are responsible for the heaviest elements. Several other processes are involved in the creation of the lighter elements. See related links.
What is plutonium abundance earth's crust?
Only a trace of plutonium is naturally found in the earth's crust. And it is always found with uranium because it is made by uranium's spontaneous fission, neutron release, and the subsequent neutron capture by another uranium nucleus to form the plutonium atom. Plutonium is not formed by the death of a star in a super nova like uranium is. Uranium is the heaviest element formed in that event. That's why there isn't any plutonium around as an ore. Just the trace amounts found with uranium. We're lucky there isn't a lot of plutonium around. It is highly toxic owing to its hightly radioactive nature. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on plutonium.
Why wasn't uranium formed when the earth was formed?
Uranium is formed by nuclear synthesis in supernovas and at the 'big bang'. When the earth formed Uranium became a part of the forming earth.
Was uranium formed when the earth was formed so it will never run out?
No and no. Uranium was formed before the Earth formed. Even the uranium that's IN the Earth was formed before the Earth was formed, by the process of stellar nucleosynthesis. Also, the most stable isotopes of uranium do have very long half-lives, but they are still radioactive, meaning that they eventually will decay into other materials.
Was uranium formed in the Earth?
Uranium is not made on the earth. Uranium and the majority of the other elements (excepting H, He, Be, Li, transuranium elements) are formed after the big-bang (creation of the universe) by stellar nucleosynthesis.
Simplified explanation of the formation of uranium in the earths' surface?
Uranium was not formed on the earth but in the stars by stellar nucleosynthesis.
Is Earth's mantle composed of uranium?
Uranium is only one of the components of the earth mantle.
Was uranium created with the earth and will it run out?
Uranium was created in the early stages of the universe by stellar nucleosynthesis. Uranium cannot be lost from the earth.
What atoms make up uranium?
Uranium is a very heavy (dense) metal said to have formed in supernovae about 6.6 billion years ago.It is a radioactive element found in many rocks in the Earth's crust.
Is uranium extraced from the earth?
Of course, from minerals containing uranium.
Is uranium sustainable?
Years after years uranium also will run out of the earth.
What rocks are extrusive?
Extrusive igneous rocks are formed by magma. The magma is crystallized after being pushed to the surface of the Earth. They usually are very fine grained. A really common extrusive rock would be Basalt.
Is uranium found on earth?
Yes. In the ores of the earth.
Is Uranium found in air water or earth?
in earth
